Davis Tate Blog

As the market shifts back into gear for the new year, you might be starting your search for a new home. One option to consider is purchasing a new build property.

Well done to the winners of our Christmas Colouring Competition!

We want to wish all our customers a merry Christmas and a happy New Year for 2023.  Please find details of our opening hours over the festive season and contact details for any essential maintenance issues. 

A successful donation collection for Cowshed, a fantastic local cause.

For your chance to win a £10 Smyths voucher, simply colour in and post a photo of your picture to the Davis Tate Facebook page.

You may have seen a number of headlines over the past week around mortgages and interest rates, designed to get a reaction from readers. But what should you do?

With Christmas coming very shortly, your thoughts are probably with presents and turkeys! But if you're planning to sell your house in the New Year, there's only a few weeks left to get your property marketing ready in time for the post Christmas property search boom. 

With the recent rise in energy bills, many of us are looking for ways to save by making our homes more energy efficient, especially as the temperature drops. Take a look at our top tips for making your home more energy efficient.

Moving to a smaller home can be a great opportunity to free up some equity from your home, live a different lifestyle and to save money.

The chancellor has unveiled in this morning’s mini-budget that there will be a permanent cut to stamp duty taking effect immediately, as of Friday 23rd September 2022.  The cut is set to save home buyers thousands, with the aim to help encourage economic growth by allowing more people to move property and get more first-time buyers on the housing ladder.

Food Bank Week. Let's Eat Together. We are pleased to launch Let’s Eat Together, the first LSL Food Bank Week initiative. From 26th September - 2nd October 2022 we are collecting non-perishable food and toiletries for our local community.

The government has published new guidance for landlords, agents, and tenants on the extended regulations on carbon monoxide and smoke alarms, which will come into force on 1st October 2022 in England.